Stock dog handling demonstrations, using ducks, will be presented by Chris Jobe at 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the sheepdog trials, part of the schedule of events at the Meeker Classic, which began Wednesday and will run through Sunday at Ute Park.
Author: Jeff Burkhead
Walking tour will visit historic sites
MEEKER I There will be lots of herding going on this week with the Meeker Classic Sheepdog Championship Trials at Ute Park. There may also be lots of walking going on.
Seniors dominate Rangely volleyball roster
RANGELY I If experience is a luxury, then the Lady Panthers’ volleyball team is really sitting pretty. Out of the 30 girls on the Rangely Senior High volleyball team, which includes the junior varsity and C team, almost half of them are seniors.
Opinion: The movie, ‘Taking Chance,’ was like real life for couple
When Tracy and Teresa Mack of Meeker watched the movie “Taking Chance,” it was like watching real life. Because it was. “It was really strange, but knowing the story, it was an instant cry through the whole movie,” Teresa said.
Seniors dominate Rangely volleyball roster
If experience is a luxury, then the Lady Panthers’ volleyball team is really sitting pretty. Out of the 30 girls on the Rangely Senior High volleyball team, which includes the junior varsity and C team, almost half of them are seniors.
Bull riding new event
Columbine Park will be rockin’ this weekend. Not with loud guitars and bangin’ drums. But with cowboys and some of the meanest, baddest behemoths around.
Cowboys face Grand Junction JV Saturday
As a first-year coach, Jeff Palmer is still getting to know his team. He’ll know a lot more come Saturday.
For the working men and women
Everyone is welcome to attend Septemberfest — Rangely’s annual Labor Day celebration. But Tim Webber, director of the Rangely Recreation and Parks District, which is the main sponsor of this weekend’s events, has some people he would like to personally invite.
Panthers host Utah team Friday
Numbers are important in sports. Especially the ones on the scoreboard. But it’s not the only measure of a team, or of an athlete. That’s why Rangely football coach Tim Galloway likes his guys. Even though he may not have a lot of them.
Laying the cornerstone
Meeker drug bust nabs six suspects
Six men arrested last week as part of a coordinated drug bust made their first appearance in district court Friday.
Sheepdog trials begin Wednesday
While the 24th annual Meeker Classic Sheepdog Championship Trials is less than a week away, the event will be the first for Mary Cunningham. At least her first as the new director.
